The Thirteenth National Games of PRC opened in Tianjin on August 27th, and more than 20 sports would be played from August 28th to September 8th. The reporter learned from the Municipal Bureau of Sports that 34 athletes from Yichang were qualified for the finals of the National Games and they would participate in these sports like weight lifting, shooting, beach volleyball, badminton, swimming, track and field, canoe and kayak, etc.

Compared to the past National Games, the Thirteenth National Games canceled Gold Metals and Metals Table, broke the boundaries between professional areas and amateur areas, and that between provincial areas and urban areas, explored the integration of national fitness and national health, and newly added 19 sports and 126 mass events like table tennis, dragon boat, etc.

According to the schedules of each competition, weight lifting would be held in Tianjin Da Gang Gymnasium from August 28th to September 5th, and athletes from Yichang, including Tian Tao, Liu Hao, Zhou Jun, Wang Zhouyu, etc., would attend the competition; Qin Cong and Tan Xiaohong would attend the shooting from August 28th to September 1st; nine athletes from Yichang, including Zhao Yunlei, Sun Feixiang, Du Yue, Lin Yingshiyu, Li Wenmei, Xu Ya, Lei Lanxi, Ma Xiao and Wang Siqi, would participate in the badminton event from August 30th to September 8th, and this event also covered the largest number of participants from Yichang. Besides, Zhao Xiandong would become the first athlete to participate in the 4*100m relay final on behalf of Hubei team in the track and field events held from September 2nd to September 7th.